Southern Adamello

The soft wind slabs must be evaluated with care and prudence in all aspects.

The soft wind slabs must be evaluated with care and prudence in all aspects.

The soft wind slabs of the weekend are in isolated cases prone to triggering in all aspects above the tree line. Mostly the avalanches in these regions are rather small but can be released even by a single winter sport participant. Caution is to be exercised in particular adjacent to ridgelines and in gullies and bowls. In high Alpine regions the avalanche prone locations are more prevalent. Apart from the danger of being buried, restraint should be exercised as well in view of the danger of avalanches sweeping people along and giving rise to falls. The Avalanche Warning Service currently has only a small amount of information that has been collected in the field, so that the avalanche danger should be investigated especially thoroughly in the relevant locality.

The new snow of the weekend is loosely bonded in all aspects. Snow depths vary greatly, depending on the infuence of the wind. The snowpack remains subject to considerable local variations over a wide area.